To whom, after he had suffered, he also showed himself alive, by many indubitable proofs; appearing to them for forty days, and speaking of the things that pertain to the kingdom of God.

Cretes and Arabians we hear them speaking, in our own tongues, the wonderful works of God?

And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazarene, clearly pointed out to you as a man from God, by mighty deeds and wonders and signs, which God did by him in your midst, as you yourselves also know,

him, delivered up by the fixed purpose and foreknowledge of God, you took, and with wicked hands did crucify and slay:

whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in subjection by it.

Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, that he would cause one from the fruit of his loins to sit on his throne;

This Jesus has God raised up, of which we all are witnesses.

Therefore, having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from his Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear.

Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made this same Jesus whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.

For the promise is to you, and your children, and to all that are afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.

praising God, and being in favor with all the people. And the Lord added the saved daily to the Church.

And a certain man, lame from his mother's womb, was carried along, whom they laid daily at that gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, that he might ask charity of those who were going into the temple.

And leaping up, he stood and walked, and went with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.

And all the people saw him walking and praising God;

and they recognized him, that it was he that had sat for charity at the Beautiful gate of the temple. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

The God of Abra ham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Son Jesus, whom you delivered up, and whom you rejected in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to release him.

and you slew the Author of life, whom God has raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.

But the things which God fore told by the mouth of all his prophets, that the Christ should suffer, he has thus fulfilled.

whom heaven must retain, till the time for restoring all things that God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets of ancient times.

For Moses said to the fathers, A prophet like me shall the Lord your God raise up for you from among your brethren; him shall you hear in all things that he shall say to you.

You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

To you first, God, having raised up his Son Jesus, has sent him to bless you, in turning every one of you away from his iniquities.

if we are this day examined with respect unto the good deed done to the infirm man, by what means he has been saved,

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him does this man stand before you in health.

Bat Peter and John answering them, said: Whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you rather than God, judge you.

And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing for which they could punish them, because of the people; for they all glorified God on ac count of that which had been done;

And when they heard it, they lifted up their voice with one consent to God, and said: Lord, thou art God, who didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all things that are in them; who, by the mouth of David thy servant, didst say,

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness.

While it remained unsold, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your own disposal? Why have you purposed this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.

But Peter and the apostles answered and said: "We must obey God rather than men.

The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom you slew by hanging him on a tree.

Him has God exalted to his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, in order to give to Israel repentance and remission of sins:

and we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit also, whom God has given to them that obey him.

but if it is of God, you can not bring it to an end: and take heed, lest you be found fighting also against God.

And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them, and said: It is not right that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

Therefore, brethren, select from among yourselves seven men, of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business:

And the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was greatly multiplied; and a great multitude of the priests became obedient to the faith.

Then they instigated men to say: We have heard him speak impious words against Moses, and against God.

He replied: Brethren and fathers, hear: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

and said to him: Get out from your land, and from your kindred, and come into a land that I will show you.

And God spoke thus: That his posterity should sojourn in a strange land, and they should enslave them and afflict them, for four hundred years.

And the nation to which they shall be in bondage I will judge, said God; and after that, they shall come forth and serve me in this place.

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

And as the time of the promise which God had made with an oath to Abraham drew near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

And he supposed that his brethren would understand that, by his hand, God would give them salvation: but they under stood not.

I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abra ham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not observe it.

This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? him God sent as a ruler and as a redeemer, by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.

This is that Moses, who said to the sons of Israel, A prophet like me will the Lord your God raise up for you from among your brethren; him shall you hear.

But God turned and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: Your victims and your sacrifices did you offer to me for forty years in the wilderness, house of Israel?

Yes, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your God Remphan, images which you made to worship; and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

which our fathers, who were with Joshua, received by succession, and brought into the land possessed by the Gentiles, whom God continued to drive out from the face of our fathers till the -days of David,

who found favor before God, and desired to find a dwelling-place for the God of Jacob.

But being full of the Holy Spirit, he looked earnestly up into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God;

and he said: Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.

to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the great power of God.

But when they believed Philip, who preached the good news concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were immersed, both men and women.

Now when the apostles, who were in Jerusalem, heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John;

But Peter said to him: Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God might be purchased with money.

You have neither part nor share in this matter; for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

Repent, there fore, of this your wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the purpose of your heart may be forgiven you.

and immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Sou of God.

Now there was in Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which name, when translated, is Dorcas. She was full of good works and deeds of charity which she did.

a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who did many acts of charity to the people, and prayed to God always.

He distinctly saw, in a vision, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

And having looked steadily on him, he was afraid, and said: "What is it, Lord? He said to him: Your prayers and your charitable deeds have come up for a memorial before God.

And the voice came to him again a second time: What God has cleansed, you must not call common.

Now, while Peter was perplexed within himself about the meaning of the vision which he had seen, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius, having made inquiry for the house of Simon, stood before the gate.

They replied: Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that fears God, and of good report among the whole nation of the Jews, was instructed by a holy angel to call you to his house, and to hear words from you.

And he said to them: You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with one of another nation, or to go into his house. But God has showed me that I must not call any man common or unclean.

and said: Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your deeds of charity are remembered before God.

Therefore, I immediately sent to you; and you have done well in coming. Now, there fore, we are all here present before God, to hear all things that are given in charge to you by God.

And Peter opened his mouth, and said: In truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons;

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit, and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.

Him God raised up the third day, and caused him to appear,

not to all the people, but to witnesses who were be fore appointed by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him, after he rose from the dead.

And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that this is he who has been appointed by God as the judge of the living and the dead.

for they heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God. Then Peter answered:

And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

But the voice answered me a second time from heaven, What God has cleansed, you must not call common.

If, then, God gave them the like gift that he gave to us who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, what was I, that I could withstand God?

And when they heard these things, they ceased to contend; and they glorified God, saying: Then, indeed, has God given to the Gentiles also repentance in order to life.

When he had come, and had seen the grace of God, he rejoiced; and he exhorted them all to remain, with purpose of heart, faithful to the Lord.

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great multitude was added to the Lord.

Therefore, Peter was kept in prison; but fervent prayer to God was made for him by the church.

And when they had passed through the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord. And they went out, and passed on through one street; and the angel immediately departed from him.

And the people shouted: It is the voice of God, and not of man.

And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give God the glory. And having been eaten by worms, he expired.

And while they were in Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogue of the Jews; and they had John as their attendant.

and he was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, who was a man of intelligence. This man called for Barnabas and Saul, and expressed an earnest wish to hear the word of God.

Then Paul arose, and waving his hand, said: Men of Israel, and you who fear God, give audience.

The God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm he brought them out from it.

And afterward they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

From the posterity of this man, God, according to his promise, raised up for Israel a Savior, Jesus;

Brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

But God raised him. from the dead.

And we preach to you good news concerning the promise made to our fathers,

that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

For David, after serving the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw corruption.

But he whom God raised up did not see corruption.